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Semperella spicifera
Schulze, 1904
AphiaID
171597
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171597)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Hexactinellida
(Class)
Amphidiscophora
(Subclass)
Amphidiscosida
(Order)
Pheronematidae
(Family)
Semperella
(Genus)
Semperella spicifera
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Semperella
Gray, 1868
Original name
Semperella spicifera
Schulze, 1904
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
Schulze, F.E. (1904). Hexactinellida. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899 4: 1-266, separated atlas: pls I-LII, 1 map.
page(s): 110-112
[details]
Type data
Type locality contained in
Western Sumatra
type locality contained in
Western Sumatra
[details]
Taxonomic citation
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database.
Semperella spicifera
Schulze, 1904. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=171597 on 2026-08-16
Taxonomic edit history
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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2008-11-14 14:53:00Z
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Attributes (6)
Links (2)
original description
Schulze, F.E. (1904). Hexactinellida. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899 4: 1-266, separated atlas: pls I-LII, 1 map.
page(s): 110-112
[details]
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Introduced: alien
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